100 Years of the Atom

The exciting story of the splitting of the atom, a scientific breakthrough of incalculable importance that ushered in the nuclear age, has a dark side: the many events in which people were exposed to radiation, both intentionally and by accident.

Cast

Emmanuelle Yacoubi

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Masami Yoshizawa

as Self

Sumio Konno

as Self

Oscar Gonzales

as Self

Alexander Martin

as Self

Daniel Harren

as Self

Hisako Sakiyama

as Self

Roberto Requena

as Self

Shigeru Fukaya

as Self

Masatoshi Yamashita

as Self

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